Guidance and resources

Featured Resources

Safety

Safe working pack

Your quick reference guide to useful resources to help manage your workload and avoid unsafe situations for both practitioners and patients.

Safety

Abuse and violent patient guide

This supports practices in developing risk mitigation measures, responding to incidents and taking the appropriate steps following an incident.

GP contracts

Personal Medical Services (PMS)

These services are governed by the NHS PMS Agreement Regulations. The agreements are locally negotiated and have the ability to introduce local flexibilities not available under the GMS contract. Elements of PMS agreements are governed by the Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE). PMS practices are able to provide enhanced services and to participate in the Quality […]

Regulation

CQC registration – what you need to know – BMA guidance

This BMA guidance provides a straightforward explanation of the registration process, to help providers determine whether they are compliant with the CQC’s essential standards, and to explain what will happen once providers are registered.   CQC registration – what you need to know – Guidance for GPs (BMA May 2012) (pdf) CQC registration – what you […]